You guys! Why did I never read this before now?!? Why did my stubborn self scoff at the idea of reading a novella from a point of view that wasn't the main character's!?! Why, when Warner is my favorite character, was I so reluctant!?!???
Okay, that's enough freaking out. But seriously. This was awesome and I now understand some of the little peeks of empathy that we get when Warner is just with Juliette. He is just as tortured as she is. He is actually a nice person (I mean he feeds a starving dog for goodness sake!). He just acts like a total douche because his dad is a giant **** (we don't use words strong enough for that on this blog).
Warner is actually a much more complicated person than he first seems and this novella from his point of view just shows the reader how complicated. He can't trust anyone. He is constantly being watched by the other soldiers, by his Lieutenant, by everyone. So, in an effort to make sure that his tough guy act makes it back to his father, he acts like a big meany (trying to keep it a little bit more family friendly here as this is a teen book).
However, in this novella we get to see the reason he shot that soldier in book one. The guy was actually abusing his wife and children. He was saving a freaking family! We get to see him obsessing over a the notebook of Juliette's that we haven't seen into until now. We get to see him completely heartbroken over the fact that his dad is killing people and is threatening to kill Juliette. AND we get to see him feeding a starving puppy dog! I mean, come on now! He's feeding a puppy dog who is starving when he's supposed to be looking for Juliette, Adam, and Kenji.
This novella shows us the cracks that are beginning to form in Warner's armor. He can still be ruthless and horrible, but his tough guy act is beginning to waiver and I am even more smitten with him than I was before.
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